"Beck" Quid Pro Quo (TV Episode 2023)

"Beck" Quid Pro Quo (TV Episode 2023). 1h 29m

“Beside Wallander with Henrik Kristersson the Swedish crime series Beck is one of my Nordic favorites, or at least it used to be. Peter Haber is basically brilliant and a perfect match, but also a balanced contrast to his rough and unconventional colleague Gunvald Larsson, equally well portrayed by Mikael Persbrandt. Sadly the latter decided to leave the series after season 6, and maybe the producers should have realised when enough is enough and to create something new. But they just had to squeeze the success melon again, and with another three seasons, but also bring in the ever so bearded Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju. He may be perfect as a viking type in a medeival like fantasy series, but that does not make him a good actor. On the contrary. Hivju is probably the most overrated screen actor in Scandinavian film and TV. I got to watch only about seven minutes into Quid Pro Quo before he managed to prove me right, and distinctly so. Sadly his stiff performance seems to have a negative influence on other actors too, or is this simply due to poor dialogue and bad direction. The only one who still hasnu0026#39;t lost his touch is Peter Haber.”